Safety gown



April 6, 1948.

SAFETY GOWN Filed June 1, 1946 Fly. 3

INVENTOR E- H. H- ROGERS E. H. H. ROGERS 2,439,101

Patented Apr. 6, 1943 SAFETY GOWN Elizabeth Rogers; 'i'cronto,"

Ontario, Canada Application June 1, 1946, Serial No. 6731798" In Canada March 29; 1946.

prevent the wearer from becoming uncovered'in theevent that they should tend to toss or move toan abnormal degree;

A-further objectof the invention-is to provide a gown ofcthiskind which willoperate to retain the wearer in a predetermined area of a bed, carriage or the like but which will also permit relatively free reasonable movement and, such as in the case of infants, free kicking movement or movement to one side or the other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a gown of this kind which will permit the user freely to sit up.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a gown of this character which is enerally simple in construction and which may therefore be readily manufactured and made available at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention generally comprises a gown embodying a body portion including sleeves preferably designed to fasten at the back and extending substantially to the waist of the wearer, the remaining portion of the gown constituting a sheet-like element which may form a continuation of the front portion of the garment extending longitudinally and laterally therefrom in effect to form an apron acting as a covering for the lower limbs in the manner of a sheet or blanket capable of being tucked in under the mattress or otherwise secured to maintain the wearer in a predetermined area of the bed or carriage. The apronlike portion is partially overlapped around the back of the garment and secured in such overlapped way in manner to permit relatively free movement of the lower limbs and the reasonable movement of the body of the wearer.

The invention will be fully understood by reference to the following detailed specification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a partially perspective view of a safety gown according to the present invention, looking at the gown from the rear.

Figure -2 isa schematic front- -elevation* of --the" gowmand- Figure 3 is aperspe'ctivewiew of a childsbe'd" to illustrate the-mode of use-of the gownt Referring tothe drawings; 10" iridicates the body of thegown whichis preferably designed' to' be secured along the-back as indicated general-ly The gown is-=formed with by the numeral l I. sleevesi2 in the usual-mannerandconstit'utes t-La normal gown from the shoulders substantiailyto the Waist; The gownincluds an auxiliary'sheet like covering portion I 3 which may; forthe--purpose of description, be termed an"apron portion;

This is designed to coverthe lower limbs and form a means i for' retaining the wearer" in a predetermined area of the bedf carriage or= ti"lelike.

The apron l3 may form an integral part of the garment as it is cut out although it may also be applied as a separate piece. Assuming the former construction for the purpose of the present illustration the pattern for the front of the gown is cut so that the sheet-like portion or apron i3 extends laterally on each side of it and is of a substantial length. This forms the marginal side portions l4 generally defined by the upper free edges i5. The back portion of the body may then be applied to the front portion to form the body IE] and the marginal side portions M are then folded to overlie a portion of the back of the body and are secured to the back of the body such as by a line of stitching or the like l6 along a portion of the upper edge [5. This in effect provides for a reasonable tuck H or large pleat in each side of the apron I3.

When the wearer dons the body of the garment th apron may readily be tucked in under the mattress both at the sides and at the lower end thereof such as shown in Figure 3. The wearer is therefore held in a predetermined area of the bed, carriage or the like and is therefore kept from becoming uncovered. However, by reason of the substantial tucks I"! produced by stitching the upper edges of the marginal sides of the apron to the back of the body as at It a fullness is permitted in the central portion of the apron which will permit a baby or the like free kicking movement. Moreover, it will also permit the wearer to turn rather freely onto one side or the other as the lapped portions of the apron are lapped in a way as shown in Figure 1 topermit this. Obviously, the gown will permit the wearer 3 mined position, thus to prevent uncovering or inadvertent dislodgment from the mattress, but at the same time it permits of a relatively free reasonable movement of the lower limbs and/or body.

The garment is particularly adaptable for babies designed to keep them from getting uncovered and particularly in the case of sickness where this is of vital importance, whereas it will also function safely to retain the baby against rolling from the bed or rolling towards the edge of the bed and turning over which will eliminate the possibility of injury or smothering caused by these factors. It thus functions as a safety gown to meet these various hazards.

It also operates to avoid frequent-changing of night clothes as well as substantial work in tend-,1

ing a baby. In this connection it will be obvious that since the gown is completely open at the back it does not tend to become so readily soiled as an'ordinary nightgown, whereas in removing the baby from the bed, carriage or the like, it is only necessary to undo the fastening of the gown at the back and the baby can then readily be slipped from the gown. It can be'readily returned and the gown slipped on again just as easily without disturbing the apron disposed in secure position.

The preferred form of gown embodies an apron which is designed to be tucked in over and under the edges of the mattress, but it will be apparent that an apron smaller in size might be applied and secured at the edges of the mattress by tape or other means if this was desired.

While the gown is particularly adapted for babies it may also be produced in a. larger size 4 in the case of relatively helpless or extremely sick bed patients so that the advantages thereof can be applied in this field also.

What I claim as my invention is:

A safety gown comprising a body portion designed to cover the upper portion of the wearer, an apron portion on said gown forming a continuation of the front portion of the body and extending laterally outward on each side thereof,

the upper laterally extended portions of said apron being partially folded around the back portion of the body and sewn thereto in effect to form; in the apron portion between the front and back portions of the body, a large pleat on each side, said laterally extending portions of the apron being designed to'be secured adjacent ELIZABETH H. H. ROGERS.

REFERENCES CITED 2 i The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name 7 Date 1,079,798 Painter Nov. 25;,1913 1,403,873 Scott Jan; 17, 1922 2,030,091 Behringer Feb. 11,1930 2,316,602 Lee 'Apr.--l3, 1943 2,355,138 -IBell n Aug. 8,1944 

